" Not only have I traveled to countries suffering war, followed major sport events, met kings and queens, world leaders and musicians, but also realised that it takes no more than the story of a simple life of one person to make it greater than the everyday headlines of world events. " thorvaldur örn kristmundsson 1996

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Thorvaldur Örn Kristmundsson has been a photographer fortwodecades and
started as a press photographer. For many years Thorvaldur was Chairman
for Icelandic Press photographers Association and also The Chairman for
the Nordic Press photographers community. Covering major news events in
Iceland and also in many parts of the world, his focus today is mainly
photo documentary and exploring the photographic medium as an art form.
Born 1970 in Reykjavik Iceland, Thorvaldur has worked and made stories
for various agencies and magazines all over the world. After dozens of
exhibitions, the focus is today mainly on photo documentary and contemporary photography.